I love the 3rd gen Smiths. I recently picked up a CHP model 4006 TSW because I have a ton of good 40 ammo I need to shoot up and we’ll just because. Cool gun, all steel, heavy, completely effective as a backup to the hammer in your toolbox. Anyway, it has 11 round mags which I can’t get shipped here to Maryland. Thanks OMalley, you stupid fuck. However I digress, so the mags went to Florida to be legally recovered at some point. In the mean time I can’t even dry fire this hog because of the mag disconnect. Well, I loves me some YouTube and 5 minutes later that little spring and plastic doodad are gone and gun works as it should.

It was so easy that I did the same to a 3913 and 6906. I didn’t know it was so easy to mod. Berettas are easier but this wasn’t hard.

Didn’t want to start a pro/con on mag disconnects but I hate them and pure ignorance it was made me think they were hard to change.

Pics to follow at some point.

I have a 10 round 4006 mag that you can have. Email me your info.

I thought MD law was you could purchase standard capacity mags out of state and legally bring them in state for personal use with the caveats being you cannot transfer/sell/manufacture them in state.

If this is still the case could you not shoot over to PA, WV or VA to grab some mags?

I AM NOT A LAWYER AND MAY BE WORKING ON OLD INFO SO DONT TAKE WHAT I SAY AS GOSPEL. It might be worth checking into though.

Chris

Yep you are correct. I can legally get them and bring them into state but they can’t be mailed in. Hence they went to my FIL in Florida and eventually I will bring them back.

I will send you my address. Thank you so much.

Pete

Let me see if I remember correctly. Was the plunger and spring you had to remove was under the rear sight?

The old 3rd GENs especially, the 3913 were nice pistols.

Yep. Loosen Allen screw, drift sight to the right and the first hole is a spring and plastic doodad that you remove. I did 3 3rd gens and one of them had a plate over the holes so you had to remove the rear sight entirely. Still pretty easy. Hate mag safeties.

I am considering removing the mag safety on my 4054.
Does removal help the trigger?
My CS9 had a mag safety, too.

PC

The 3rd gens are great guns. I just finished reliability testing on a new CS45. I am now using it full time, both on duty in the Magistrates office and on my part time job in the gunshop.

I just wish I had one of these when I was still working investigations. Light weight, accurate, bet your life reliable and looks good doing all that.

Enjoy that CHP 4006TSW! Fine pistols! Regards 18DAI

Thanks 18DAI, it is a heavy beast but a beauty. To answer the other question, unlike BHP’s, it makes absolutely no change to the trigger pull.

Not to mention that the ass who sold you the gun took his sweet time shipping the mags

Ha ha. It’s all good Dusty. Wife goes back to Florida in December so I will get them then, plus the gentleman above was kind enough to send me a 10 rounder so I can shoot it before then! It’s all coming together.